Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 53
तान् विषण्णान् सुरान् दृष्ट्वा चण्डिका प्राह सत्वरा। उवाच कालीं चामुण्डे विस्तीर्णं वदनं कुरु ॥ ५३ ॥
tān viṣaṇṇān surān dṛṣṭvā caṇḍikā prāha satvarā | uvāca kālīṁ cāmuṇḍē vistīrṇaṁ vadanaṁ kuru || 53 ||
Translation
Seeing those distressed gods, Caṇḍikā quickly spoke to Kālī, ‘O Cāmuṇḍā, make your mouth wide.’
Word by word
- tān
- those
- viṣaṇṇān
- distressed
- surān
- gods
- dṛṣṭvā
- having seen
- caṇḍikā
- Caṇḍikā
- prāha
- said
- satvarā
- quickly
- uvāca
- spoke
- kālīṁ
- to Kālī
- cāmuṇḍe
- O Cāmuṇḍā
- vistīrṇaṁ
- wide
- vadanaṁ
- mouth
- kuru
- make
Meaning
Observing the gods’ distress due to the multiplying demons, Caṇḍikā urgently instructs Cāmuṇḍā (Kālī) to widen her mouth, initiating a strategic response to Raktabīja’s power.